Richard's Charity Run Challenge - #5KADAY365
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(Please note Lorna Taylor is acting as the manager of the Chamber account and all funds will go to our chosen charities)
A 5-kilometre run. Every day. For a year.
Richard Brooks, Membership Advisor at the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, is taking on this year-long challenge, running 5km every day from the opening of the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to the start of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Richard will be pushing his fitness to the limit to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Parkinson's UK - the Chamber's chosen charities for 2021, as selected by our President, Jude Thompson.
These organisations do fantastic work in areas which are close to the heart of our Chamber family. In the coming months, the Chamber team will work closely with both charities to create some amazing fundraising activities to raise as much money as we possibly can.
Everything the frontline and research teams do for these two amazing charities is dependent on donations and the COVID-19 pandemic has seen charities across the country take a huge financial hit.
This dedicated page has been set up to help us fundraise for our two chosen charities.
Teenage Cancer Trust
Did You Know?...
• Approximately 220 young people from the West Midlands are newly diagnosed with cancer each year.
• Every day 7 young people aged 13-24 are diagnosed with cancer.
• 8 in 10 young people with cancer found the mental health impact of a diagnosis as difficult as the physical side.
• Teenage Cancer Trust is the Number 1 youth charity brand according to YouGov.
• The number of children and young people diagnosed with cancer in the UK has INCREASED by 40% in the last 16 years.
How Your Gift Can Help...
• £20 - Could pay for one hour of time for one of our Multi-Disciplinary Team Coordinators.
• £25 - Could buy a PS4 or Xbox game for young people being treated on the unit to encourage them to spend time together.
• £30 - Could pay for an hour of care from a Teenage Cancer Trust nurse.
• £200 - Could pay for one of our Youth Support Co-ordinators to give a group of young people a night out at the cinema or bowling – a world away from treatments and appointments.
• £420 - Could pay for a school session so young people and their families know the signs of cancer.
• £810 - Could provide Wi-Fi or a phoneline in a unit for a year, so young people always feel connected and can keep up with their studies.
• £1,000 - Could pay for one hour of all the care and support we offer to young people with cancer.
• £2,500 - Could pay for a digital jukebox in a Teenage Cancer Trust unit’s social area so young people can relax and listen to music with friends, family and other young patients.
• £4,238 - Could pay for the cost of all our expert nurses for one day.
Parkinson’s UK
What is Parkinson's?
• Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition. This means that it causes problems in the brain and gets worse over time.
• Around 145,000 people live with Parkinson’s in the UK.
• It is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world.
• Every hour two more people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
• Thanks to fundraising and a 50-year research story, the condition is more understood than ever before.
• Funding the right research into the most promising treatments, can get scientists closer to a cure every day.
All donations are welcome and will be shared evenly between the two charities.
On behalf of the Black Country Chamber team, Parkinson’s UK and the Teenage Cancer Trust thank you for your support.
For further information, visit our website at www.blackcountrychamber.co.uk.
A 5-kilometre run. Every day. For a year.
Richard Brooks, Membership Advisor at the Black Country Chamber of Commerce, is taking on this year-long challenge, running 5km every day from the opening of the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to the start of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Richard will be pushing his fitness to the limit to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Parkinson's UK - the Chamber's chosen charities for 2021, as selected by our President, Jude Thompson.
These organisations do fantastic work in areas which are close to the heart of our Chamber family. In the coming months, the Chamber team will work closely with both charities to create some amazing fundraising activities to raise as much money as we possibly can.
Everything the frontline and research teams do for these two amazing charities is dependent on donations and the COVID-19 pandemic has seen charities across the country take a huge financial hit.
This dedicated page has been set up to help us fundraise for our two chosen charities.
Teenage Cancer Trust
Did You Know?...
• Approximately 220 young people from the West Midlands are newly diagnosed with cancer each year.
• Every day 7 young people aged 13-24 are diagnosed with cancer.
• 8 in 10 young people with cancer found the mental health impact of a diagnosis as difficult as the physical side.
• Teenage Cancer Trust is the Number 1 youth charity brand according to YouGov.
• The number of children and young people diagnosed with cancer in the UK has INCREASED by 40% in the last 16 years.
How Your Gift Can Help...
• £20 - Could pay for one hour of time for one of our Multi-Disciplinary Team Coordinators.
• £25 - Could buy a PS4 or Xbox game for young people being treated on the unit to encourage them to spend time together.
• £30 - Could pay for an hour of care from a Teenage Cancer Trust nurse.
• £200 - Could pay for one of our Youth Support Co-ordinators to give a group of young people a night out at the cinema or bowling – a world away from treatments and appointments.
• £420 - Could pay for a school session so young people and their families know the signs of cancer.
• £810 - Could provide Wi-Fi or a phoneline in a unit for a year, so young people always feel connected and can keep up with their studies.
• £1,000 - Could pay for one hour of all the care and support we offer to young people with cancer.
• £2,500 - Could pay for a digital jukebox in a Teenage Cancer Trust unit’s social area so young people can relax and listen to music with friends, family and other young patients.
• £4,238 - Could pay for the cost of all our expert nurses for one day.
Parkinson’s UK
What is Parkinson's?
• Parkinson's is a progressive neurological condition. This means that it causes problems in the brain and gets worse over time.
• Around 145,000 people live with Parkinson’s in the UK.
• It is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world.
• Every hour two more people are diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
• Thanks to fundraising and a 50-year research story, the condition is more understood than ever before.
• Funding the right research into the most promising treatments, can get scientists closer to a cure every day.
All donations are welcome and will be shared evenly between the two charities.
On behalf of the Black Country Chamber team, Parkinson’s UK and the Teenage Cancer Trust thank you for your support.
For further information, visit our website at www.blackcountrychamber.co.uk.
Organizer and beneficiary
Black Country Chamber of Commerce
Organizer
England
Lorna Taylor
Beneficiary
